Description: This hardcopy, from front endpaper to rear endpaper, is in pristine condition. Pages are very solid and crisp without a blemish. Dustjacket is close to perfect with only a small wrinkle on the top edge of the rear jacket and another small wrinkle on the inner flap of the dustjacket. The front board exterior does show minor wear, especially fading around the edges. The spine and boards have NO DAMAGE, no dents, stains or scratches - even the corners are undented. Very beautiful book. Please see photos. Aarons, erstwhile photographer to the rich and famous, has combed his archives to compile a collection of slick, upscale snapshots that vividly capture the lives of the "polo set." After the violence he witnessed as a combat photographer in WWII¸ Aarons decided that the only beaches he wanted to invade in the future were "decorated with beautiful girls tanning in a tranquil sun"-which are amply presented here. Aarons imparts a nearly tactile quality to these razor-sharp images, and every photograph, from the 1950s through the 1980s, is richly evocative of its era. One 1955 photo captures longtime fashion icon C.Z. Guest poolside in typically modest mid-century swimming attire with her son and dogs. A 1964 spread for Town & Country pictures the deeply tanned "young matrons of Palm Beach" in day-glow floral Lilly Pulitzer dresses. In a 1968 picture, fellow photographer Lord Lichfield is shown on the Italian Riviera wearing groovy yellow pants and flanked by Pucci-clad Italian princesses. Aaron's caption notes that "a photographer's life without a wife" seems to agree with the young cousin to Queen Elizabeth. While much of Aarons' work is focused on "horsey" types, he also turns his lens on creative folks. A dashing Gore Vidal is pictured at his Italian villa, the late Gianni Versace is shown at work in his home on Lake Como and Wanda Horowitz, daughter of Arturo Toscanini, is photographed at her father's podium at La Scala opera house in Milan. Aarons' gossipy captions, which accompany each photograph, help make this striking volume a voyeur's dream.
Price: 44 USD
Location: Irvine, California
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Brand: Unbranded
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Book Title: Slim Aarons: Once Upon a Time
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Abrams, Inc.
Publication Year: 2003
Item Height: 1.1 in
Topic: Subjects & Themes / Portraits & Selfies, Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Subjects & Themes / Lifestyles, Individual Photographers / Artists' Books, Subjects & Themes / Celebrity
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Social Science, Photography
Item Weight: 68.3 Oz
Author: Slim Aarons
Item Length: 12.4 in
Item Width: 10.5 in
Format: Hardcover
